Photos: KFWB Visits Beach Cities

Radio station KFWB brought its monthly "KFWB On Your Corner" event to Redondo Beach on Wednesday, and throughout the day, its programming featured guests from the Beach Cities—including Hermosa Beach Patch editor and Manhattan Beach Patch editor .

Radio personality Les Brown kicked off the afternoon at on the by interviewing local business owners.

All three women interviewed found a niche that wasn't being filled, Brown said.

Bibi Goldstein, a co-chair of the Manhattan Beach Chamber of Commerce Women in Business program, spoke about her concierge business, Buying Time LLC. She started the business after she had to take her mother's driver's license away, she said, and Goldstein couldn't find anyone to help the family run errands.

Cathy Alessandra, who runs the What's Up for Kids? magazine, told a similar story; she started her publication after she noticed a need for a list of kid-friendly events in town.

Redondo Beach resident Tisha O'Dowd, who owns the 5-year-old Abbracci day spa in Riviera Village, worked at the country's first medical spa. She started offering facials to pay the rent after her roommate moved out.

owner Sam Kartounian also spoke about how he reinvented his business. Several years ago, he saw his watch business disappearing with the proliferation of cell phones. Instead of closing down, however, Kartounian turned watches into "wrist candy," he said. His goal is to make a person's watch part of his or her identity.

Brown's show lasted until 4 p.m., when Maggie McKay and Michael Shappee took over. During the afternoon news—and between traffic, weather and world news reports—they interviewed and profiled many Beach Cities residents, including Howard, Spear, community activist Jim Light and Redondo Beach City Councilman Pat Aust, to name a few.

Check out our gallery for photos from the event.